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Hydrocotyle prolifera

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Hydrocotyle prolifera
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Asterids
Order: Apiales
Family: Araliaceae
Genus: Hydrocotyle
Species:
H. prolifera
Binomial name
Hydrocotyle prolifera

Hydrocotyle prolifera, commonly called whorled marshpennywort ,[1] is a species of flowering plant in the ginseng family (Araliaceae). It is native to North America and South America, where it is widespread.[2] In the United States, it is largely restricted to the southeastern and southwestern regions.[3] Its natural habitat is in swamp forests, or in pools of standing water.[2]

Hydrocotyle prolifera is an herbaceous perennial that grows as an emergent aquatic plant. It flowers from May through August.[4] It can be distinguished from the similar looking Hydrocotyle verticillata by its pedicellate flowers and fruits, in contrast to the sessile of subsessile flowers and fruits of H. verticillata.[2]

References

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  1. ^ USDA, NRCS (n.d.). "​Hydrocotyle prolifera​". The PLANTS Database (plants.usda.gov). Greensboro, North Carolina: National Plant Data Team. Retrieved 5 February 2019.
  2. ^ a b c Weakley, Alan (2015). "Flora of the Southern and Mid-Atlantic States". Archived from the original on 2018-10-06. Retrieved 2019-02-05.
  3. ^ "Hydrocotyle prolifera". County-level distribution map from the North American Plant Atlas (NAPA). Biota of North America Program (BONAP). 2014. Retrieved 5 February 2019.
  4. ^ Hydrocotyle prolifera Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Society